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Recipe: Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Chicken Sausage

If you think pasta and your New Year’s Resolution don’t quite go together, we’re here to prove you wrong. I mean, whole wheat pasta and broccoli is basically a salad… right? Really, while this recipe may seem indulgent, but it clocks in at only 248 calories and 7 grams of fat!

Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage

Original # of Servings: 1

Total Time: 25 minutes

Active Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

salt – 1/8 teaspoon

black pepper – 1/8 teaspoon

garlic – 1/3 teaspoon

broccoli – 1 1/3 ounce

grated parmesan – 1 tablespoon

penne – 1 1/6 ounce

lemon – 1/6

onion – 1/6

chicken sausage – 1 1/3 ounce

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Add broccoli during last 5 to 6 minutes of cooking. Drain well; cover and keep warm.

Quarter and slice the onion. Grate lemon peel until 2 tsp. of zest is acquired.

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